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Gavinies, François

Bordeaux · b. about 1700, d. after 1770

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 36, scan 44.
Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 36, scan 46. Held as more than one scan.
Gaviniés (Gavaniès), François, b. about 1700. Lived first at Bordeaux, but about 1730 moved to Paris with his son, and was living in rue St.-Thomas-du-Louvre, …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 25, scan 47. Held as more than one scan.
GAVINIES, FRANÇOIS, Bordeaux, Paris, b. about 1700, d. after 1770.
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  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Labels the books quote

  • "Gaviniés, rue St-Thomas-du-Louvre, à Paris, 1734." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Gaviniés, rue St-Thomas-du-Louvre, à Paris, 1734." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

3 other Bordeaux makers have a year in the 1700s.

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